Common Comfrey - Symphytum officinale
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Species Description
Stace 4:
Symphytum officinale L. - Common Comfrey.
Stems erect, well-branched, to 1.5m, from thick, vertical root; stem-leaves sessile, long-decurrent; calyx divided about 2/3 - 4/5 way to base. Native.
Key:
- Plant without stolons
- Nutlets more or less smooth, shining; stem-leaves strongly decurrent, forming wings on stem extending down for >1 internode
Subspecies
| name | latinname | species | sightings | media | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Comfrey | Symphytum officinale subsp. officinale | 1 | 7 | 14 |  |
| Common Comfrey | Symphytum officinale subsp. bohemicum | 1 | 7 | 22 |  |